Synchronized communications system



Nov. 5, 1968 w. GRAHAM 3,409,889

SYNCHRONIZED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Filed July 18, 1966 20 Sheets-Sheet 1 SYSTEM TIMING FOR SYNCHRONIZATION I! II POSITION No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7', 200 20! H 548 a l 2 T 200 5471 T s O IME, Ec NDS 548548 548 548 Ix Rx STATION x o (TRANSMIT) I Ry STATION Y "I b (TRANSMIT) y y STATION x W O (RECEIVE) Ix RX STATION Y d (RECEIVE) STATION x o MEASURES 20 8 STATION Y MEASURES 2o f SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN Two STATIONS (IN SYNC. CONDITION) INVENTOR.

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SYNCHRONIZED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Filed July 18, 1966 20 Sheets$heet 2 3 SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN Two sTATIONs (ouT-oF-sYNc. cONOITION) IX RX STATION x H q (TRANSMIT) 1 R sTATIoN Y H b (TRANsMIT) y sTATIoN x 1 c (RECEIVE) I Ix RX STATION Y 1 T d (RECEIVE) STATION X 3 MEASURES 20* e sTATION Y T f MEASURES 20 o o Z) l t 2 tam:

To INTERROGATION INTERROOATION PULSE GATE INTERROGATION PHASE PULSE OSCILLATOR SHIFTER GENERATOR AND TRANSMITTER 3 )4 II I IO REPLY (R) I PI J SE 3 RPY =gnalw 9 I QY EQ ERPY INT INTERRO- l3 GATION (I) III INT KTINT INVENTOR. WALTON GRAHAM BY Rh? 01 4 ATTORNEYS Nov. 5, 1968 w. GRAHAM 3,409,839

SYNCHRONIZED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Filed July 18, 1966 20 SheetsSheet 5 S= NUMBER OF COMPARISONS REQUIRED TO REACH SYNCHRONIZATION IOOO IOO I 2 4 8 I0 I00 I000 10,000 I00 000 5 +-STATION Y STATION 2 $STA'HON x FIRST INTERVAL SECOND INTERVAL fiX-I {L x-2 STATION x o TRANSMITS B I? El' STATION Y b RECEIVES I 8V2 STATION Y [i c TRANSMITS fl r6 nBy 2 STATION 2 d RECEIVES STATION 2 e TRANSMITS I coARsE SYNCHRONIZATION 6 USING START (B) PULSES INVENTOR. WALTON GRAHAM ATTORNEYS Nov. 5, 1968 w. GRAHAM 3,409,889

SYNCI-IRONIZED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Filed July 18, 1966 20 Sheets-Sheet 4 STATIONY sunny STATION x sTAT|o-xJ-...| |.II.I....| TRANSMITS 5 STATION Z (TRANSMITS) I2 STATION X Y [L c (RECEIVES) STATION 2 (RECEIVES) n FL d FIG. 7B IY STATION Y I I I (TRANSMITS) 5 I2 RZY I0 I5 20 STATION 2 I I b (TRANSMITS) STATION Y FLIL c (RECEIVES) STATION Z (RECEIVES) STATION X I I I l (TRANSMITS) STATION Y b (TRANSMITS) 1 RZY STAT ON FLI'I d RECE VE I z RZY RXY STATION Y L m n e RECEIVES) 1x I YZ XY STATION 2 [LR n n (RECEIVES) f INVENTOR. WALTON GRAHAM BY yaw $14 ATTOR N EYS Nov. 5, 1968 w. GRAHAM 3 SYNCHRONI ZED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Filed July 18, 1966 20 Sheets-Sheet 5 8 SYSTEM TIMING DURING DATA TRANSMISSION PERIOD BASE MC 0300' BASE STATION A I STATION 8-] I l l osITIoNz TIME 0 I 2 m szconos RANGE o 425 850 MILES me I 1' R TRANSMITTER SWITCH RECEIVER 4 I34 I50 I I I DOAJA PULSE SYSTEM GENERATORS TIMING DECODERS I36 I30 I32 DIAJA I smcwaomzo SYNCHRONIZIING I T s i GA E OSCILLATOR CIRCUITS B PULSE II o PUUSEPOSH'IONS I I I I I I I I I b PHANTASTRON IL c OUTPUT POSITION PULSE I d f AGQGPULSE I e GATE OUTPUT II f I INVbN'TOR. WALTON GRAHAM ATTORNEYS 20 sheets-sheet '2 GRAHAM Nov. 5, 1968 w. GRAHAM SYNCHRONIZED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Filed July 18, 1966 ATTORNEYS a m N E V 20:62 W N 53% m L A w MEG moEmwzwo 2922182. mmdi moEmEzou 55:3 Y @2326 a B own $1 on $1 ME mofimwzww mwwmwfiww a mwEEhZ 28 1 1!; want: n wok/E m 29:81 harm N: 8. 31 BL ow. 55:8 6m 3 :05 m2: 953 m w P 2 20m 7 M32 2962:. @2523 m3? 1 E3 1 3 M535, Q 2059335 1 E5 $52.52 ma N w; 3. owx

Nov. 5, 1968 w. GRAHAM SYNCHRONIZED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM 20 Sheets-Sheet 8 Filed July 18, 1966 AT TO R N EYS Nov. 5, 1968 GRAHAM 3,409,889

SYNCHRONIZED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Filed July 18, 1966 2.0 Sheets-Sheet 9 FBG. i3

SYNCHRONIZED POSITION FOR RECEIPT OF OTHER OWN I PULSE RECEIVED OWN |NTERR REPLY INTERR. POSITION PULSE POS TIJON A ERROR T i 4 T E I POSIT ON POSITION RECEIVED t 20L. OTHER 2o2........

INTERR. PULSE SUBTRACT fifi' r COUNT SUBTRACT COUNT (FREQUENCY OF TIMING PULSES QUADRUPLED) coum" Y 2 m SYNC. COUNTER CORRECT PULSE a CORRECTED ow INTERRE posmgu ,No TIMING PULSES OWN TO POSITION INTERR. COUNTER 220 A posmom /2 m, CORRECTED POSITIONS t SYNCHRONIZATION LEAD CASE INVENTO'R.

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SYNCHRONIZED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Filed July 18, 1966 20 Sheets-Sheet l0 SYNCHRONIZED POSITION FOR RECEIPT OF OTHER I PULSE OWN RECEIVED OWN INTERR. REPLY INTERR. POSITION PULSE 7 POSITION T 4 T 3 I R H E'K INTERR. t PULSE SUBTRACT |NCREASE\ COUNT COUNT zERo COUNT IN CROSSING SYNC. 2 CQUNTER /'ADD COUNT $?S%% LSEZ QUADRUPLED) t CORRECT PULSE 3 t DOUBLE FREQ. TIMING PULSES KEE% f g l' r l O To POSITION A COUNTER 220 CORRECTED 1 4 POSITIONS SYNCHRONIZATION LAG CASE INVENTOR.

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SYNCHRONI ZED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Filed July 18, 1966 2O Sheets-Sheet 15 cLEAR CLEAR lPuLsE 272 BTSTABLE BISTABLE DELAY FLIP-FLOP FLIP-FLOP 1 L DUMP I VOILTAGE REPLY DUMP CIRCUIT PULSE (289 A/c POSITION GATE PULSE A0 (288 BASE STATION GATE POSITION PULSE 30 29W T {292 INFOISYNC. INFO- SYNC. INVERTER COUNTER 290 1279 A DELAY .-L POSITION l I PULSES 1 COUNTER T 220 (FIG 14) [(2 4 AND GATE 286 DELAY 287 T f GATE --m START POSITION PULSE PULSE POSITION sELEcToR (To 23) FOR B,A ANDG PULSES I NV E NTOR.

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SYNCHRC NIZED COMI'I'IUIJICATIONS SYSTEM Filed July 18, 1966 20 Sheets-Sheet 14 "MN" INTERROGATlON POSITION PULSE SELECTOR 300 304 rgg g ROGATION POSlTlON Posfiggmkgulmsgzs) ---h- PULSES FROM GATE GATE COUNTER 22o IINFOI SYNCI 307x FROM 292 i BLOCKING RAN DO (He OSCILLATOR PERIOD 5 (FROM 486 OF FIC.24I P LSE DIGITAL T0 THRESHOLD /3|O COUNTER ANALOG BLRESET) NOISE GENERATOR 305 FROM 287OF 3w FIG. I?) RECEIVE D f 328 326 DECODED START PuLSES ANO AND BISTABLE CLOSE GATE GATE FLlP- FLOP GATE 2 2 I AND RESET COUNTER 22o |INFO [SYNC\ FIG l4) FROM 292 (FIG. I?)

RESET 322 324 DIFF. BISTABLE ANO d/dt FLIP-FLOP GATE START PULSE COARSE SYNCHRONIZATION CORRECT PULSE FROM 209(FIG. 14) 4OO CPS GEA RTRAIN ZERO CRESS .0 (FROM FLIP-FLOP 225 FIG. I4) 356 FREQUENCY CORRECTION VOLTAGE MASTER TIMINC OSCILLATOR INVENTOR. FREQUENCY CONTROL WALTON GRAHAM ATTORNEYS Nov. 5, 1968 w. GRAHAM 3,409,889

SYNCHRONI ZED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Filed July 18, 1966 20 Sheets-Sheet 18 TR NS 'r RECEIVING A NTEJNX' ANTENNA 506 see FROM PULSE (000m (FIG. 23)

VARACTOR SWITCH I flak? MODULATOR LOCAL 03a MIXER W? 03 AIMER A.V. C.

TIME 5|4 SE5 VARIABLE [E -l GEN. 'fi

' VIDEO AMP RECEIVER TRANSMITTER TO VIDEO DECODER (FIG. 24)

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SYNCHRONIZED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Filed July 18, 1966 20 Sheets-Sheet 19 CRYSTAL C LOCK 8CD REGISTER (LSB) TRANSFER GATE B00 REGISTER (XIO) TRANSFER GATE 6Il-2 son REGISTER mo) TRANSFER GATE B00 REGISTER (x10 TRANSFER GATE ALTITUDE DATA IDENTITY DATA PULSE DECOOERS ecu REGISTER use) VIDEO INPUT TRANSFER GATE 6K3;

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